Grace spun around, shaking nervously of whom may be around the corner. She could hear their footsteps travel closer and closer, just until their face came into view."Papa?" She stood there, stunned at the person before her. "Oh papa!" She grinned, running and practically jumping into his arms. "You found me again. I new you would!" She buried her face into his neck. "Sorry for what?" she asked, her grip tightening around his neck. "You didn't mean to leave me this time, did you? Therefore you should not be sorry. It's just stupid for you." She grinned again. "It's been so long since I've had a hug like this. I mean granny gives good hugs and she looked after me well but I just wanted you. 3 weeks I waited. 3 whole weeks. The people stopped disappearing for a few days, me and granny thought we'd never see you again!" The tears began filling her eyes. "I'm so glad you're here!" She smiled.
When she called out his favorite name the damn that had held the tears didn't work at all. It shattered and broke down, much like himself. He wrapped his arms around her and held her like she was a china doll and if she was any less closer to his heart she'd break. He would break. "N-no. It wasn't my fault this time. I am still so sorry." He held her so tight he had to force himself to loosen his grip on account of the strangling factor. He smiled at the fact that it had been Granny to take care of her, which meant she was fed well and loved exponentially. He'd of asked only one other person to do that and they were in the island as well. "I'm glad you were well taken care of." He sniffed his nose and pulled away just enough to look into her eyes. It was like everything was right and wrong at the same time. He had his Grace and the love of his life all in one convenient place, but he still feared the evil that was in the island and the stark realization that they were almost completely alone here. It was almost like they had an island all to themselves that was not so easily lived on. As he looked into her eyes and the feeling of completeness washed over him, he knew that everything would be all right. "I missed you so much. Three weeks feels like an eternity. If I didn't have Ruby I might have lost my mind all over again worrying about you."











